Holder for anchoring staples to cement posts.



o. K. DILL. HOLDER POR ANCHORING STAPLES T0 CEMENT POSTS.

` APPLICATION FILED MARJS, 1911.

v 1,009,487; v ,Patented m21, 1911.

(Illillff ORIPHEUS K. DIDL, OF CAMBRIDGE CITY, INDIANA.

HOLDER FOR ANCHORING- STAPLES TO CEMENT POSTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov.v 21, 1911.

Application led- March 13, 1911. Serial No. 614,109.

To all whom tt may concern:

Be it known that I, ORPHEUS K. Duna citizen of the United States, residing at Cambridge City, in the county of Wayne and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Holder for Anchoring Staples to Cement Posts; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. y

This invention relates to a new and useful staple holder comprising two socket legs, thus constituting a form to be embedded in a cement post, adapted to receive the ordinary staple, whereby the staple may be securely anchored in the post.

The primary object =of the invention is to arrange the leg sockets in substantially right angled relation with one another, with one wall of each socket leg merging together into a substantially curved apex, so that when the ordinary staple is driven into the socket legs, the prongs `of the staple will spread, thereby anchoring the staple to the post.

A further object of the invention is to construct this form or holder from any suitable sheet metal, such as tin or the like.

' A further object of the invention is to embed this form or holder into the post when the post is being formed of the moist cement, and so shape it that it will be prevented from being removed.

In the drawings, however, there is only disclosed one particular form of the invention, but in practical fields this form may require alterations, to which the applicant is entitled, provided the alterations are comprehended by the appended claims.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings -Figure l is a perspective view of a portion of a cement post, showing the form or holder embedded therein, with the staple anchored in the form or holder. Fig. 2 is a sectional view through the post and the holder or form, showing a staple in dotted lines ready to be driven into the form or holder, and another staple in full line driven into the form or holder. Fig. 3. is a view in perspective of the form or holder removed from the post.

As to the accompanying drawings, 1 designates a cement post having bedded therein a metal staple receiving form or holder 2.

This holder 2 may be constructed of any suitable sheet metal, such as tin, and comprisestwo leg sockets 3, which extend from one another substantially in right angled relation. The leg sockets are circular in cross section, and terminate at their free ends into sharp points, as shown at l. The sockets 5 of the legs are correspondingly shaped with regard to the outside out-line of the legs, so as to properly receive the prongs 6 of the staple 7 kThe sides 8 of each socket leg merge together into a curved apex 9. This curved apex starts the prongs of the staple to spread, when it is about to be driven into the form or holder, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, while the sides 8 complete the spreading of the prongs as the staple is driven home. It will be apparent that owing to the shape of the form or holder, the staple can not be withdrawn after the same has been driven home, until 'the staple is severed or cut, in the two places indicated by the character 10. After the staple is so cut, one prong and then the other may be removed.

The leg sockets of the form or holder are connected by a brace l1, which serves to hold the leg sockets in their proper co-relation, especially when the staple is being driven home, because there is a tendency of the walls 8 being drawn together, as the staple is entering the form or holder. If the socket legs were -slightly brought together in this manner, the holder or form might become slightly loosened, that is, if it were not for the brace l1.

From the foregoing, it will be manifest there has been provided a novel, simple, efficient and practical device for anchoring staples to cement posts, and the like, whereby fence wires may be anchored in place.

The-invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is:

l. A lsheet met-al holder comprising legs being arranged With relation to the mouth so as to receive the prongs of a staple, the socket legs having a curved portion there between and adjoining the mouth and oonstituting means to start the spreadinfr of the prongs, and a sheeti'netal brace integrally connecting .the socket legs intermediate the ends thereof.

In testimony whereof I have signed my naine to this speelfication in the presence of 10 two subscribing Witnesses.

ORPHEUS K. DILL.

Witnesses:

JOI-IN C. DoDsoN, ELMER G. WHELAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents Washington, I). C. 

